Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-06-01
RAILkUAD CHANGES.


New Depot, New Coaches, New Los
comotives and baggage Cars.
Last night the freight and passenger
trains OF the California Central were re-
moved from their present quarters at
Downey Avenue to the new tracks OF
the Company between First and Second
streets. The Southern Pacific Company
has delivered TO the Central a vast mum.
Der of cars which had come in over the
5. P. track, SO that large array of
freight and passengers now cover the
ground which few days since was a
vineyard.
All trains for Pasadena, San Bernar-
dino, San Diego and overland points will
to-day and hereafter start from First
street. Passenger trains will halt for
passengers at Downey Avenue. This
movement will give great relief to the 5.
Z. yards. which have been greatly
crowded for more than a year past.
There seems to be constant increase OF
railroad business, and though both rail.
ways have built several miles OF side
track, the tracks are occupied as soon
as made.
The work done by the California Cen.
trail during the past ten days is i'm.
mepse. A street has been made from
First to Second, and graded with
cemented red clay and gravel from the
hills; cross streets have also been made,
and 900 feet of plank platforms have
been constructed. A freight depot 600
feet long has been built, q ticket and
express office constructed and four tracks
made and ballasted in good style.
Over 200 men are constantly at work
and about fifty teams in carrying out
this prodigious work. The electric ca
bles were put up yesterday and the rail-
way tracks were illuminated last night.
Mr.. w. B. King, trainmaster OF the
vanished L. A. Il s. G.. V. railway will
remove his headquarters to the First
street office. The general office for
through business will remain as before,
at 239 N. Main street.
But the most important news in re-
gard to this railway movement is the ar.
rival of four new locomotives, four pas
senger coaches and four baggage cars.
This accession to the motive power and
rolling stock of the company will be OF
great advantage, especially to the local
travel, which is very heavy between
Los Angeles and San Bernardino.
A change from light to heavy rail is
now taking place between the Raymond
and Los Angeles. Thos. Banbury, the
grader of the short line road from La
manda Park to the Raymond, is pushing
things as fast as possible. As no teams
can be hired, Mr.. Banbury is compelled
to buy teams to crowd the work. The
track from Highland Park to the new
bridge over the Arroyo Seeo is laid, and
as soon as the bridge is done Mr.. Ban.
bury will have the road bed ready in the
side of the hill from the bridge to Lin
coin Park. Both these short cuts will
be completed before the culvert and fill
are made at Sycamore Grove.
Passengers will please notice that they
will have to take the s. P. cars hereafter
for Shorb's, ALEXANDRA, Ramona, san
Gabriel, Savannah, FL Monte, Puente,
Spadra, Pomona, Ontario and .Cuca-
monga.
The S. P. Company will put on to-
day an extra train for Cotton, leaving at
9:l0 A. NJ.
C. Daniel, Master Mechanic of the
California Southern and California Cen
trail, assumes his robes of office to-day
at the First street station.
J. r. Gott, train master of the Cali
fornis Southern. is in the city to arrange
and complete the transfer of cars and
supplies to the new depot.
4 Chambers. formerly agent of the